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It appears that Woody Allen might soon make a contribution to the storm of commentary surrounding sexual-abuse allegations against him.

The saga was dragged back into the spotlight when Allen's adopted daughter Dylan Farrow publicly detailed abuse she claims to have suffered as a seven-year-old in 1992, allegedly at the hands of the award-winning director.

Rosenthal says the paper does not normally publish direct responses in full as an op-ed, but he says to expect a published response - edited or not - from Allen himself in the next few days.

It was New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof who, on February 1, posted Dylan Farrow's letter, which has since sparked comment, counter-comment, rebuttals, denials, and messages of support and disgust.

Numerous celebrities have weighed in on the debate, including Australian actor Cate Blanchett, the star of Allen's film Blue Jasmine.

She responded with a very measured, "our thoughts are with the family" remark after Dylan Farrow appealed to her in the open letter, asking Blanchett and other actors, "What if it had been your child?"

Girls creator Lena Dunham took to Twitter to show her support for victims of sexual abuse.

"In wake of Dylan's letter I've noticed a lot of guys obsessed with the idea of being falsely accused … " Dunham tweeted.

"Though there have, of course, been plenty of terrible and unjust cases in the past, remember. Most victims NEVER speak up. Most never feel they can. These are not stories we tell for fun, attention or revenge," Dunham said.

Members of the Farrow clan have added their thoughts to the discussion.

During Allen's Golden Globes tribute, his son Ronan Farrow brought the topic up on Twitter.

"Missed the Woody Allen tribute," Ronan tweeted. "Did they put the part where a woman publicly confirmed he molested her at age 7 before or after Annie Hall?"

One of Dylan's adopted brothers, Moses Farrow, spoke to People in defence of his adopted father.

"My mother drummed it into me to hate my father for tearing apart the family and sexually molesting my sister," Moses said.

"I see now that this was a vengeful way to pay him back for falling in love with Soon-Yi."

Dylan Farrow has already responded to the comments from Moses, who is estranged from most of the Farrow family.

"This is such a betrayal to me and my whole family," Dylan told People.

"My memories are the truth and they are mine and I will live with that for the rest of my life."

Allen, 78, has denied the accusations of sexual abuse since they first came to light in 1992.

He was never charged with sexual abuse, and claims it was a story planted in Dylan Farrow's head by her mother, Mia Farrow.

Mia Farrow has always strongly denied those claims.

At the time the couple were going through a divorce, caused in part by Allen's affair with Mia Farrow's adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, who was 21 at the time.

Allen has since married Previn, and the couple have two adopted children.